Wisconsin's rare dragonflies and damselflies

Dragonflies and damselflies on Wisconsin's Natural Heritage Working List - last revised June 2011. These species are tracked by the Natural Heritage Inventory Program, and we welcome you to submit observations for these species.

Click on the table headings to sort the table. Choose a species from the list to explore information for that animal. See also the watch list species below.

Watch list Dragonflies and damselflies

Dragonflies and damselflies on the Natural Heritage Inventory's
"watch list." Watch list species have experienced, or are believed to
have experienced, a statewide or range-wide decline, but are not currently
tracked in the Natural Heritage Inventory (NHI) database. The watch list
includes newly discovered species for which origin and rarity need to
be determined, certain animals designated as Species of Greatest Conservation
Need (SGCN) in the Wisconsin Wildlife Action Plan, and species that were
tracked in the past but proved more abundant, widespread, or less vulnerable
than previously thought. Although watch list species are not actively
tracked by NHI, occurrences documented during surveys are often stored
by NHI, as these species could be tracked in the future if there is further
evidence of their decline.